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Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings, and James Taylor have helped organize the Concert for Carolina, a benefit for Hurricane Helene relief that is set to take place on October 26 at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Combs, Church, and Taylor all grew up in North Carolina, while Strings has a…

Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation has donated $100,000 to Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The foundation is contributing $50,000 to José Andrés non-profit food relief organization, World Central Kitchen, as well as donating $50,000 to the disaster response organization, Team Rubicon. The money will help both causes provide relief and assistance to those affected by…

In a recent episode of The Madhouse Chronicles, Ozzy Osbourne’s new online talk show with Billy Idol guitarist Billy Morrison, the two music legends openly discussed their long history of drug use. Osbourne reveals that even though he has spent much of the past decade sober, he is now “happier, but I’m not completely sober.…

Creed announced on Instagram that they will finish their busy year of touring with a series of three newly announced shows around New Year’s Eve. Creed’s concerts will take place on December 28th at the Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, and on December 30th and 31st at The Colosseum Caesars Palace in Las…

Former Allman Brothers Band member Johnny Neel has died at the age of 70. Neel joined the southern rock legends before their 1989 20th-anniversary reunion tour, playing keyboards and harmonica while also providing vocals for the group. He co-wrote four songs on the band’s 1990 album, Seven Turns, including the hit single, “Good Clean Fun,”…

A music fan named Stephen Shult died after sustaining injuries at Chicago’s Riot Fest on September 22. The 58-year-old Shult attended the festival with his daughter, and when he didn’t show up at their planned meet-up spot following the last act of the night, she reported him missing. The Riot Fest medical team informed her…

A former classmate of guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore was scammed out of nearly $184,000 by someone posing as the Deep Purple founder. Over the past three years, Valerie Horwood, a terminally ill cancer patient, was conned into sending multiple Apple gift cards to someone pretending to be Blackmore. The scammer initially connected with Horwood over…

The U.K.’s Royal Mail have announced that they will mark the 60th anniversary of the Who by releasing a series of postal stamps. The collection will feature classic images of the British rock legends along with reproductions of several of the group’s iconic album covers. The Who stamps officially go on sale on October 17,…

In a new interview with The Guardian, David Gilmour dismissed any possibilities of ever reuniting with his former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters. Gilmour was asked about ever sharing a stage with Waters again and he responded emphatically, “Absolutely not.” Gilmour said his reasoning is because, “I tend to steer clear of people who actively…